Mickey Quinn talking about horsey welfare on Talksport

skullmeister · 16th April 2012, 06:10 PM

Oh the irony.

Joe Fabulous · 16th April 2012, 06:14 PM

I saw a pic in one of todays papers, showing a distraught jockey hugging a horse (cant remember the name)that was going to be put down due to a broken leg.
The horse was still standing on all fours. Surely they could treat such an injury. Why destroy the animal?

mcq10 · 16th April 2012, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Fabulous

I saw a pic in one of todays papers, showing a distraught jockey hugging a horse (cant remember the name)that was going to be put down due to a broken leg.
The horse was still standing on all fours. Surely they could treat such an injury. Why destroy the animal?

It costs the stables too much money to fix them iirc.

All about the money unfortunately.

Joe Fabulous · 16th April 2012, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mcq10

It costs the stables too much money to fix them iirc.

All about the money unfortunately.

Thats what I thought. Fucking obscene IMHO.

mcq10 · 16th April 2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Fabulous

Thats what I thought. Fucking obscene IMHO.

During the first few years of the recession stables were putting down racehorses every day due to the cost of keeping them. Magnificant animals.

old knees · 16th April 2012, 06:23 PM

Just like Greyhound though ,if you cant race them ,there just eating machines no point in keeping them.

Dogbark · 16th April 2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by skullmeister

Oh the irony.

He was "heartbroken" about the deaths apparently

John Steed · 16th April 2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Fabulous

Thats what I thought. Fucking obscene IMHO.

Horses are heavy & their legs are fine so bad fractures usually mean a death sentence.
Fractures that are not too severe are treatable but a race horse with any fracture is finished as a racer. So they just destroy it, it's cheaper for the owner.